It was a special moment at the NHRA Division 6 Awards Banquet when Lori Weber was awarded with the Janet Lang Memorial Gracious Lady Award. The award, which is given to ladies of the sport who best display comradery and friendship across the Northwest, is voted on by fellow racers and crew in the Northwest Division. Also awarded to Woodburn Dragstrip was the Be a Winner, Be a Member award, an opportunity which is given to all winners who are NHRA Members.

Weber, who dedicates the majority of her time to her home track of Woodburn Dragstrip, is also very involved in the D.R.A.W. community, as well as many fundraiser opportunities. At Woodburn, Lori can be seen in the Booster Club nearly every weekend, running everything from 50-50 drawings and silent auctions to the Annual Golf Cart Drags, all the while supplying dog treats for friendly racer’s pets. It is through her hard work and dedication that the Booster club is able to pay all of Team Woodburn’s racer’s entry fees at the ET Finals every year.

The Be a Winner, Be a Member program is one that is open to any NHRA member racer who wins at a member track. When that racer wins, their track staff supplies them with a ‘Be a Winner’ form, which is filled out by the racer and then submitted online. After it is successfully submitted, the racer is then eligible for awards and prizes based on a random drawing. In 2013, Woodburn Dragstrip submitted 218 Be a Winner, Be a Member forms: more than two other Divisions combined! Finishing second was Division 1’s Atco Dragway with 192. The closest Division 6 competitor was Portland International Raceway with 170.

Following is a list of specialty awards that were handed out at the NHRA Division 6 Banquet.